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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease, Right-Of-Use Assets

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Business Combinations - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2021	May 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 2,427.9	$ 2,318.7		$ 2,305.2	$ 2,100.8
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				1,236.9	1,228.1		1,218.9	1,189.2
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 8.8
Other long-term assets						0.1
Total assets acquired						10.2
Redeemable noncontrolling interests				$ 9.1
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property and equipment		$ 0.1
Goodwill		9.2
Total assets acquired		10.9
Redeemable noncontrolling interests					$ 10.9
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets						1.0
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets		0.7
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Trade names \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets						$ 0.3
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life				20 years
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Trade names \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets		$ 0.9
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life					20 years
Home Health and Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 1,191.0	$ 1,090.6		$ 1,086.3	$ 911.6
Home Health and Hospice \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0.8
Accounts receivable, net	0.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0.2
Property and equipment	0.1
Operating lease right-of-use-assets	0.9
Goodwill	92.4
Total assets acquired	105.1
Current operating lease liabilities	0.3
Accounts payable	0.2
Accrued payroll	0.8
Long-term operating lease liabilities	0.7
Total liabilities assumed	2.0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	3.9
Net assets acquired	99.2
Home Health and Hospice \| Generation Solutions of Lynchburg
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 1.0
Total assets acquired			1.1
Home Health and Hospice \| Noncompete agreements \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 1.7
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	5 years
Home Health and Hospice \| Trade names \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 0.2
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	3 months
Home Health and Hospice \| Certificates of need \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 3.1
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	10 years
Home Health and Hospice \| Licenses \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 4.8
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	10 years
Home Health and Hospice \| Licenses \| Generation Solutions of Lynchburg
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets			$ 0.1
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life			10 years
Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Baptist Outpatient Services, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				0.8
Accounts receivable, net				2.0
Goodwill				8.0
Total assets acquired				12.6
Accounts payable				0.2
Accrued payroll				0.3
Other current liabilities				0.4
Other long-term liabilities				0.1
Total liabilities assumed				1.0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests				2.3
Net assets acquired				9.3
Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Noncompete agreements \| Baptist Outpatient Services, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				$ 0.1
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life				2 years
Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Licenses \| Baptist Outpatient Services, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				$ 1.7
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life				10 years
Minimum \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life				3 years
Minimum \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life		2 years
Maximum \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life				5 years
Maximum \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Noncompete agreements \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life		3 years